We are happy to share that Denver CO’s Hackman Is Ok has officially joined team SLN! Hackman Is Ok is the solo moniker of Justin Hackl, a longtime friend of SLN who’s primary band, Native Daughters, is also in our fabulous talent pool. Hackman Is Ok is a home where some of Hackl’s additional creative output culminates into diverse collections of songs. Many tunes feature guests that bring even more to the table stylistically. Hackman Is Ok’s latest EP, "Four Part Collaboration", was just released digitally today (7/20/23)! You can find “Four Part Collaboration" in our WEB STORE and on our BANDCAMP as a pay-what-you-want digital extended player. It’s also available on all the streaming sites where streams are streamed. Guests on the EP include Scooter James, Danny McCarthy, Joey Coloroso and Adam Reed. Two of the tracks feature Matty Clark, Cody Hull and Ben Roy, who along with Hackl, will continue as a band called Arson Charge. Pretty cool stuff! Thanks for checking out the latest tunes from Hackman and friends!

Love, The Staff

Happy release day to The Ape-ettes and their brand new 7"/Digital Extended Player, "Simply”! On this EP, The Ape-ettes (of Sudbury, ON, Canada) deliver 4 tracks of purely perfect garage greatness. “Simply” comes on clear w/ red & blue splatter vinyl or sky blue vinyl (with downloads of course) or as a standalone digital extended player. No matter one’s preference, they can all be obtained in our WEBSTORE as well as on our BANDCAMP. We are so pleased to have The Ape-ettes on the SLN roster! We’re equally happy to be releasing this EP in conjunction with Reta Records (also Canadian via Montreal, QC). This smash platter will be distributed by our pals at Recess Ops and will soon be found at a variety of top record shops in the greater Denver Metro area as well as greater Sudbury and Montreal. Before too long our friends at Green Noise Records will have copies available too. This one has been moving fast and for good reason… it’s an outstanding record. Don’t miss out!

Pressing Info: 90 7" EP's on clear with red & blue splatter vinyl / digital extended player, 130 7" EP's on sky blue vinyl / digital extended player. Co-release with Reta Records (Canada). Released 7/13/23.

Love, The Staff

Today is release day for the Cheap Perfume "Blood On Your Hands" FANGIRL #3 Zine + Flexi Disc 7" Combo. Loyal followers likely know the deal, but FANGIRL Issue #3 features long-running SLN hitmakers, Cheap Perfume (as alluded to in the above release title). There are interviews, photos, factoids and more that CP fans old and new will dig. The included red translucent 7” flexi disc features Cheap Perfume performing the song ‘Blood On Your Hands’ (again, that release title is a bit of a giveaway), which is jam-packed full of the snarl and immediacy that is CP’s sonic signature. You can grab a zine/flexi combo (with song download!) from our WEB STORE and/our BANDCAMP. Both sites also feature a digital single version of ‘Blood On Your Hands’ if you just want the song without any physical attachment to this mortal coil. The aforementioned digital single is exclusive to FANGIRL and their collaborative partners, like us! No streamies on the spotitube, but the zine/flexi combo can be found at choice retail establishments along Colorado’s front range. We love assisting View Shed Studio and Incite Colorado to get FANGIRL zines out into the universe. We very much appreciate all the continued support for what we do and what our friends do!

Pressing Info: 250 red translucent 7" flexi discs with issue #3 of FANGIRL / digital single. Released 7/7/23.

Love, The Staff

Today is another lovely release day for those hardcore dorks called SPELLS... "Loose Change, Vol. 2" is out now on both vinyl and digital formats! Loyal followers will recall that “LCV2” is the second collection album from SPELLS that contains material that has gone out of print or was only released digitally. Many of the expertly remastered tunes on "Loose Change, Vol. 2" are gracing vinyl for the very first time. “LCV2” is available as a 12” LP on either "Dolphin" crystal clear/solid blue vinyl or "Dracula" transparent red/black vinyl. Both colors come with a free digital download of course. The album can also be obtained on the standalone digital long player format. No matter what your format preference is, the album can be found in our WEBSTORE and on our BANDCAMP. ICYMI, this latest SPELLS platter is a co-release with several other fantastic labels in addition to SLN: Motorcycle Potluck Records (USA), Big Neck Records (USA), Keep It A Secret Records (Germany) and Shield Recordings (The Netherlands). Naturally, this record is distributed by our pals at Recess Ops and will soon be found at a variety of ace record shops in the greater Denver Metro area. SPELLS is playing a few record release parties across Colorado’s front range July 14-16, so go follow the band for more details on all that as year 10 of SPELLS (Rules!) continues to unfold!

Pressing Info: 300 12" LP's on "Dolphin" crystal clear/solid blue vinyl / digital long player, 300 12" LP's on "Dracula" transparent red/black vinyl / digital long player. Co-release with Motorcycle Potluck Records (USA), Big Neck Records (USA), Keep It A Secret Records (Germany) and Shield Recordings (The Netherlands). Released 6/29/23.

Love, The Staff

Salutations music lovers! We've added a brand new member to the SLN family tree- Sarah Shannon! If Sarah seems familiar, here's where you may know her from... She was the lead singer of legendary 90's Washington, DC indie rock band, Velocity Girl. Sarah then sang in the short-lived band Starry Eyes that also featured her Velocity Girl bandmate and future Foxhall Stacks (SLN alumni!) guitarist, Jim Spellman. A solo career followed in the 00's that included a relocation to Seattle, WA. After that, Sarah co-founded the popular kindie rock band, The Not-Its! that are still active. That brings us to right now. This is not the usual addition to the SLN lineup, as Sarah joins us with a record that has been 25 years in the making- the "Demo 98" EP. Sarah Shannon’s “Demo 98” EP contains previously unreleased recording sessions that occurred shortly after the breakup of Velocity Girl. Recorded at WGNS Studios in 1998, the recordings also feature Geoff Turner (Gray Matter, Three) and Adam Wade (Jawbox, Shudder To Think). The songs reflected on Velocity Girl while at the same time looked forward to a hopeful future. As is often the case, life has a way of intervening and the tapes got buried on a shelf for 20+ years. Geoff rediscovered them not too long ago and all three players were thrilled at how good they still sounded. They decided the songs should finally see the light of day and now here we are with a proper release, 25 years later. Pre-orders for "Demo 98" are up right now in our WEBSTORE as well as on our BANDCAMP. You can choose between a 12" EP on classic black vinyl (with download) or go for the digital-only extended player. The lead single, 'Wheel In A Wheel', will come as an immediate download with any pre-orders of the EP. 'Wheel In A Wheel' was just premiered over at ace music blog, A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed, along with an early review of "Demo 98". You can also head over to our bandcamp sampler to have a listen to the single. We’re releasing "Demo 98" with Minty Fresh Records, who previously worked with Sarah on one of her solo albums. We are thrilled to have Sarah Shannon, along with Adam Wade and Geoff Turner, join the SLN roster. We never would have thought in a million years, let alone 25, that we'd get to be a part of a record like "Demo 98"!

Love, The Staff